Blumenau

German

Etymology

Blumen (“flower”) +‎ Au (“meadow”).

Proper noun

Blumenau m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Blumenaus or (with an article) Blumenau, feminine genitive Blumenau, plural Blumenaus)

  1. a surname

Portuguese

Etymology

Named after German immigrant and founder Hermann Blumenau (1819–1899).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /blu.meˈnaw/ [blu.meˈnaʊ̯]

  • Rhymes: -aw
  • Hyphenation: Blu‧me‧nau

Proper noun

Blumenau f

  1. a municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil

Derived terms

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